Crime
Fired Greensboro police officer faces forcible sex charge
A Greensboro police officer was fired and charged in an alleged sexual assault of a person with a mental disability, police said. A criminal investigation is ongoing.
A mural of a celebrated Greensboro drag queen has been vandalized
An outdoor mural of Brenda the Drag Queen — a Greensboro celebrity and leader in the LGBTQ community — has been defaced.
North Carolina legislature increases penalty for utility damage after substation shootings
Increased punishments for intentionally damaging utility equipment received final legislative approval Thursday in North Carolina after attacks on the state's electrical grid caused a dayslong blac
City officials respond to vandalized Pride banner in Winston-Salem
A banner celebrating Pride month was vandalized in Winston-Salem, which city officials call a hate crime. The banner was discovered cut in half early Friday morning.
Two wounded, suspect killed in Denton standoff
The Davidson County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man killed after a lengthy standoff with officers Wednesday night as 59-year-old Gideon Macon.
North Carolina sheriff: Suspect in hostage situation fatally shot by deputy
A central North Carolina sheriff's deputy shot and killed a man during a hostage situation Thursday after the suspect came at deputies with a sledgehammer inside a home, officials said.
Winston-Salem Police say majority of gun violence in the city is gang-related
Winston-Salem police say most shootings in the city are gang-related.
Mother and her three children died in Winston-Salem shooting
A shooting in Winston-Salem on Tuesday left four people dead.